NBA briefs: Irving signs extension with Cavs

ASSOCIATED PRESS

July 11, 2014 12:01 AM

ASSOCIATED PRESS

July 11, 2014 12:01 AM

- As they await a decision from LeBron James, the free agent whose delay in choosing where he'll play next has the NBA at a virtual standstill, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that Kyrie Irving signed his five-year, $90 million extension.

The Cavs reached an agreement with Irving on the deal last week in the first hours after free agency opened. The deal couldn't be announced until Thursday, when the league's moratorium ended.

Irving is now under contract with Cleveland through the 2019-20 season.

Irving averaged 20.8 points, 6.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds in 71 games last season, his third with Cleveland.

- A trial that could determine the fate of the Los Angeles Clippers has been put on hold until after a deadline to conclude a $2 billion sale -- but that expiration date could be extended.

A Los Angeles judge on Thursday said the case won't finish by Tuesday but will continue on July 21 because some lawyers for team owner Donald Sterling have personal plans. Sterling is suing to block his wife's unilateral deal to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer.

Shelly Sterling testified Thursday that she made the deal with her husband's consent -- then he changed his mind.

Ballmer's deal is due to expire Tuesday but his lawyer, Adam Streisand, says there's a provision to extend that another month as long as progress is being made in court.

- Staying home was important to Jordan Farmar, so he moved from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Clippers as the backup to Chris Paul.

He signed a two-year contract worth a reported $4.2 million Thursday. The Clippers also signed reserve center Spencer Hawes to a four-year deal worth a reported $23 million.

- Steve Blake is coming back to the Portland Trail Blazers.

The team announced the free-agent guard's signing on Thursday. The two-year contract is worth a reported $4.2 million with a player option for the second year.